How many runways does Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport have?

It has 2 runways. The longest is 3,400 metres.

Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport is in Nouakchott, MR, 3 metres above sea level.

What is the code for Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport?

Its IATA code is NKC and its ICAO code is GQNO.

Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport (NKC/GQNO) — runways, data and routes

The diagram

Drawn to scale from the real coordinates of each runway end. Runways without coordinates are not drawn.

Data

Codes: NKC · GQNO
City: Nouakchott
Country: MR
Coordinates: 18.3100, -15.9697
Elevation: 3 m · 9 ft
Time zone: Africa/Nouakchott
Local time now: 14:45
Airspace: Dakar

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Runways (2)

Runway	Length	Surface	Headings
16/34	3,400 m · 11,155 ft	concrete	150° · 330°
06/24	2,400 m · 7,875 ft	concrete	50° · 230°

An asterisk marks a heading derived from the runway number rather than measured. The number is a magnetic heading and the measured one is true: the derived value carries the local magnetic declination, up to 20 degrees.

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